Birthday surprise for 95-year-old Margaret
A 95-year-old Shropshire woman was in for a surprise at the weekend when her family gathered from across the UK to celebrate her birthday.
Margaret Lucas moved to Glazeley near Bridgnorth from the Black Country in 1979, with her late husband Arthur Lucas, before moving to The Wheatlands.
Over the last 40+ years, Margaret, who was born in 1928, has been an active member of the Bridgnorth Inner Wheel Clubs ,Town Women's Guild and U3A.
On Saturday, her family travelled from Devon, Lancashire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire for a surprise party held at The Inn at Shipley.
Son-in-law, Roy Lilley, said his mother-in-law only gave up driving last year when her car became too old.
He said: "She keeps very active doing her own gardening and amazingly does a weekly tidy up of all the neighbour's dustbins after the local authority collections.
"She puts her longevity down to staying fit in both body and mind. She completes daily newspaper crosswords in about 45 minutes add is is always knitting and cooking for herself and her family. She also constantly has a jigsaw under construction."
